Doncaster’s Sinden, 18, enjoyed a tremendous run in the competition, with the world number 62 overpowering defending champion, Jaouad Achab of Belgium, en route to the semis.

"I know I've still got a lot of work to do, but seeing as I've only been in the academy for 11 months and it's my first senior World champs, to come away with a medal is a great feeling," said Sinden.

Damon Sansum, world silver medallist in 2015 also secured bronze in the -80kg category, meaning the British team have secured their best-ever medal haul at a World Championships, their previous high being four in 2011.

The Scottish fighter beat Kazakhstan’s Nurlan Myrzabayev in the quarter-finals 21-8, but lost to Russia’s Anton Kotkov.

"I'm gutted at the moment because I knew I could win gold today," he said.

"Coming back from the devastation of missing out on selection for Rio 2016 and then having surgery on both hips in January of this year has been tough.

"With that in mind, I have to take some positives from the result - and from getting a second successive World medal, which no GB man has done before. But I'll be back fighting for gold next time."

Another 2015 bronze medallist, Rachelle Booth, bowed out after losing 15-6 to Ruth Gbagbi of Ivory Coast in their round-of-16 encounter.